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VA ABC of the Blues: The Ultimate Collection from the Delta to the Big Cities(Discs 20-26 of 52 CD Box Set)Label: Membran.
Format : FlacThis 52-disc (no, that is not a typo) comp, ABC of the Blues: The Ultimate Collection from the Delta to the Big Cities, may just indeed live up to its name. There are 98 artists represented , performing 1,040 tracks. The music begins at the beginning (though the set is not sequenced chronologically) with Charlie Patton, Son House, and Robert Johnson, and moves all the way through the vintage Chicago years of Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, with stops along the way in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, New York, and all points in between. Certainly, some of these artists are considered more rhythm & blues than purely blues artists: the inclusion of music by Johnny Otis, Wynonie Harris, Bo Diddley, and others makes that clear. That said, along with all the well-known acts are some startling -- and wonderfully considered -- selections by Magic Sam, Barbeque Bob, Professor Longhair, Jimmy Witherspoon, and many others.Disc 2001 Blind Willie Johnson - Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
02 Blind Willie Johnson - If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building Down
03 Blind Willie Johnson - Praise God I'm Satisfied
04 Blind Willie Johnson - Trouble Will Soon Be Over
05 Blind Willie Johnson - I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
06 Blind Willie Johnson - Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right
07 Blind Willie Johnson - It's Nobody's Fault but Mine
08 Blind Willie Johnson - I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge
09 Blind Willie Johnson - Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
10 Blind Willie Johnson - Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed